Wyoming assessment of rehabilitation needs

Minority Populations:
Because minority populations are a target of the Rehabilitation Act, it is important to understand their composition in the state. Compared to many states, Wyoming is not very racially diverse. Overall, minorities accounted for 11.1% of the Wyoming population in 2000. This is a slight increase compared to 1990 when 9.0% of the population was a racial or ethnic minority. In 2000, the composition of the state’s population was: 88.9% non-Hispanic white; 6.4% Hispanic; 0.8% African American; 2.3% Native American; 0.6% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 1.0% other (Table 2). During the same year, the composition of the United States population was 69.1% non-Hispanic white; 12.5% Hispanic; 12.1% African American; 0.7% Native American; 3.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 1.9% other.
Minority populations are not evenly distributed among the counties (Table 2 and Figure 2). The county with the largest minority population is Fremont. It is home to the Wind River Indian Reservation, comprised of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes. The county with the smallest minority population is Crook.

Table 2: Race and Ethnicity by County and Metropolitan Statistical Area Source: 2003 WYARN
County or Area	Total	White alone	Black or African American alone	American Indian and Alaska Native alone	Asian alone	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	Some other race alone	Two or more races	People who are Hispanic or Latino (any race)
Wyoming	493,744	454,670	3,722	11,133	2,771	302	12,301	8,883	31,669
Albany	32,014	29,235	354	305	545	18	847	710	2,397
Big Horn	11,461	10,777	13	86	24	8	386	167	707
Campbell	33,698	32,369	51	313	108	29	378	450	1,191
Carbon	15,639	14,092	105	199	105	9	808	321	2,163
Converse	12,052	11,416	18	110	32	3	296	177	660
Crook	5,887	5,761	3	60	4	0	15	44	54
Fremont	35,804	27,388	44	7,047	106	9	417	793	1,566
Goshen	12,538	11,764	25	108	25	15	458	143	1,107
Hot Springs	4,882	4,685	17	74	12	0	31	63	116
Johnson	7,075	6,865	6	45	8	0	39	112	148
Laramie	81,607	72,563	2,124	693	777	89	3,267	2,094	8,897
Lincoln	14,573	14,157	15	83	33	8	103	174	315
Natrona	66,533	62,644	505	686	277	25	1,275	1,121	3,257
Niobrara	2,407	2,360	3	12	3	0	12	17	36
Park	25,786	24,872	23	122	114	13	364	278	959
Platte	8,807	8,471	14	44	15	2	149	112	465
Sheridan	26,560	25,465	49	338	102	33	217	356	646
Sublette	5,920	5,771	12	29	14	5	31	58	112
Sweetwater	37,613	34,461	275	380	240	16	1,349	892	3,545
Teton	18,251	17,081	27	97	99	6	718	223	1,185
Uinta	19,742	18,621	22	172	54	13	564	296	1,055
Washakie	8,289	7,478	9	46	61	0	515	180	951
Weston	6,644	6,374	8	84	13	1	62	102	137
Casper MSA	66,533	62,644	505	686	277	25	1,275	1,121	3,257
Cheyenne MSA	81,607	72,563	2,124	693	777	89	3,267	2,094	8,897

Figure 2: Distribution of Wyoming’s Minority Populations